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Mungo Park

Scotland · born , Musselburgh, Scotland · died

1major championship

Summary

  • First major 1874 The Open

Wins

  1. 1874 The Open Musselburgh Links (9-hole) · 159 · by 2 strokes from Tom Morris Jr

Near misses

  1. 1875 The Open Prestwick Golf Club (12-hole links) · finished 3 · 171
  2. 1876 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T4 · 185
  3. 1877 The Open Musselburgh Links (9-hole) · finished 7 · 167

Moments

  1. 1874 Open Mungo Park, Willie Park Sr's brother who had spent much of his early life at sea, won the first Open at Musselburgh.
  2. 1874 Open In his last Open, Young Tom Morris missed a short putt at the penultimate hole and drove through the last green to lose by two.

Results by championship

    Best day

    1874 The Open

    Musselburgh Links (9-hole) · 159 · by 2 strokes from Tom Morris Jr

    Mungo Park, Willie Park Sr's brother who had spent much of his early life at sea, won the first Open at Musselburgh.

    In his last Open, Young Tom Morris missed a short putt at the penultimate hole and drove through the last green to lose by two.

    Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 1874.

    Career line, 1874–1877

    The Open
    1874 The Open: won1875 The Open: finished 31876 The Open: finished T41877 The Open: finished 7
    187418761878

    4 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Major win
    • Top 10

    Mungo Park was born on October 22, 1836, in Musselburgh, Scotland. Park won one major championship: the 1874 Open.

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (1)

    1. 1874 The Open Musselburgh Links (9-hole) · 159 · by 2 strokes from Tom Morris Jr

    Near misses

    Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

    1. 1875 The Open Prestwick Golf Club (12-hole links) · finished 3 · 171
    2. 1876 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T4 · 185
    3. 1877 The Open Musselburgh Links (9-hole) · finished 7 · 167

    Sources

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. Golf Compendium
    2. R&A player
    3. R&A 1874
    4. GC 1874
    5. R&A 1875
    6. Golf Compendium 1875
    7. R&A 1876
    8. Golf Compendium 1877